《Starlight Road II》6. Information
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Hot summer afternoon. The guild hall was even more deserted than in the morning. If the mole-hawk man wasn't snoring, the place would be dead silent.
Ray walked up to the counter and tapped the bell. A crisp 'ding' echoed through the hall.
"Mmhm, You again? Why are you back here?" The mole-hawk man robbed his eyes.
Ray handed over a quest description.
"You can't accept this quest. Your level is too low and you need a team of four."
"You can't do this either. Just hand me the stack in your hand. Bro, you wanna die or something? Break the world record for the most short-lived adventurer?"
"Other quests pay too little though." Ray frowned.
"If you want money, you can always go after the wanted haha. No I'm just joking. You are going to get your ass kicked."
"May I at least have a look though?"
"One gold per view for the general list, five gold for detailed personal information." The mole-hawk man said with a wide smile.
Ray could not look gloomier. "Is there a bank somewhere? I'll get a loan."
"What?" the mole-hawk man raised a brow.
"You know, banks, loans with interest."
"What's a bank? What's a loan? Doesn't interest me at all."
Ray felt like banging his head against a wall.
Just as he stormed out of the adventurer's guild, a man under purple cloak approached him. "Hey man, I heard you are short on money. I'll sell you some information for one silver."
"Not interested in making deals with eavesdroppers." Ray continued walking.
"I'm sorry alright? Twenty copper. Seriously man? five copper. That's the lowest I can go."
Ray paused and thought for a moment. In the end, curiosity won.
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"Good decision. Slave trader Anthony is going to pass by the Niqal mountain range fifty miles north five days from now. He will pass through the main valley. If people ambushed by mine entry three, they can easily catch him by surprise and escape through the mine tunnels. You can get a map, torches, bat repellant, and everything else you need at 'long-live mining' store across town." The figure did not need to whisper. The street noise provided the perfect cover.
"Have you told anyone else?" Ray asked.
"Not that many people."
"How do I know this is not a trap?" Ray asked with laughing eyes.
"umm, I'm pretty sure it's not. Hey look, gotta catch my buddy over there." The cloaked figure blended into the crowd.
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It Started with Slime
Before we jump in, let me say that the MC starts stupid, so the language and writing style is straightforward to reflect this. The writing improves with the MC and as the chapters progress (I hope). It is also a gradual growth story, so no zero to hero in ten seconds... with that out of the way: An alchemical experiment has gone wrong and results in a Slime Monster. It doesn't have a name at first and is something that it will need to work out! This story follows a Slime that starts as a Micro Slime with some level of consciousness, and there is more to it than meets the eye. Survival is the name of the game. To improve, it works hard to grow, evolve and become more powerful to survive its harsh new reality. There is a lot more going, and only time will tell if this Slime (all its various versions) can become strong enough to make it through the strife to the other side. It's a harsh world, after all. It Started with Slime is a story with a Monster Protagonist Evolution story. There will be no profanity and no sexual content, and there will be some violence and fighting descriptions. I am a native English speaker, and so the English here should be to a good standard. That said, even though editing, there may be some corrections and typos, so if you see some, let me know! If it bothers you a lot, I am working to make sure all chapters have no typos, but of course, some might slip through. I will endeavour to correct any picked up, though! Also, I started this a few months ago and so any feedback is always appreciated, also reviews and ratings! If you like or don't like the story, let me know in the detailed reviews! That always helps me see what is good and what needs improving. Working on releasing chapters twice a week, I will try to increase that as time goes, but at the moment, that is what I can release. Patreon has more. If the story gets more popular, then I will increase the releases. I am aiming ultimately for a chapter a day if I can get to that. Chapters are roughly 1500 words, with Interludes every five chapters being more or less than that! Enjoy! Edit: Book 1 finished on Patreon, and the format for Book 2 is slightly different with Interludes every three chapters, and the release schedule will be three chapters a week. Cover by: Faren Discord: https://discord.gg/eDuZaEAAqG This story is published and available on Royalroad, Webnovel, ScribbleHub, Wattpad, and extra chapters on Patreon!
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There was a day when the rain fell in love with the soul of a tree. The rain woo’ed the tree, sang to it, blessed it. The world is made of such unlikely liaisons. They had a child. It's an unusual background, for an assassin. He was raised by humans, hounded by the supernatural, hired by the shadowy Company in their eternal war against evil. This is Mister Sunshine. Dour. Brilliant. Reticent. Humanity's greatest defender. This story mixes the genres of urban fairytale with spy thriller. It is a complete story.
8 86Offliner(Cancelled)
The release of Wonder Quest caught the gaming world by storm, even non gamers joined in the fun. The game has been out for 3 months and the people in the world has only explored, less than 5% of the whole world. The game has gotten so famous that there was even its own channel on TV, showing the best players exploring unknown lands, unlocking new skills, defeating bosses, and leveling up.After playing, the gaming sensation Wonder quest, in the offline mode for months. Will is forced to move to the online mode, with some skills from the offline mode, what will he do in this new Online world?Will he get along with others?Will he become a hero? A villain?
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